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After bagging a Japanese Zero at the Battle of Midway, Carl would shoot down four more enemy aircraft over Guadalcanal to become the Marine Corps’ first Ace of WWII. (National Archives)
After bagging a Japanese Zero at the Battle of Midway, Carl would shoot down four more enemy aircraft over Guadalcanal to become the Marine Corps’ first Ace of WWII. (National Archives)